Mohave County miner., 1887-11-19
stockton Hmi Notes.

0tosktOn Hlll Nstes.
A hasty trip over tbs hills among The
mines shows that the work Of develop
mens 10 steadily progressing. Among ths
many who are opening up their proper
ties In systematic manner 10 the Hon,
d. Southxick. who Ia working . small
force on the Star spansled Banner with
most satisfactory results, judging from
the piles Of ore lying ON the dump await.
Ing shipment. Although low grade In
silver, the ore from this mine carries a
high percentage Of lead. ~Sich makes Il
most desirable for the smelterS,
The Iniallibls-or Indian Boy the I'd.
joining claim on the South, 10 Eill idle.
but II 10 rumored will be work ID extern
sively the coming winter. II 10 70 be
hoped that for once rumor tells the truth,
- this Ia one OF the best miies in the
District, and being opened in go.d shape
for economic working. viii undo ubtedly
pay handsome profit 10 the ownt ~.
The nav strike in the Cupel st II con.
tinues TO improve - the drift is advanced
and at the present hsadins-65 feet from
the shaft--we are informed q vein Of ore
is exposed varying In width from. six to
twelve inches, which surpasses 10 iichness
any thing ever found in the levels above,
being principally black sulphi tes, ruby
and silver glance. This new find should
forever silence the croakers who have 20
persistsntIy argued that "Mohavs county
mines do not 20 down" Now that t,e
contrary has been demonstrated beyond a
doubt, the owners Of this property should
feel sufficiently encouraged to sink new
shalt on the main Cupel, and work the
mine for all il is worth 40 q business
proposition.
Looking at the large piles Of low grad }
ore stacked up at the Infallibls, Cupl
and other mines. one Is impressed with
the necessity of concentrating works 70,
putting these heaps of worthless matsria
into bullion. Some epterprising indi'
vidual with patent automatic concer
traitor for saving all the values will NAL e
a fortune from these dumps some da,.
Or had We a machine similar TO that dis.
cribed by a Colorado humorist sever n
years ago, during the craze for new
processes. This invention was run ty
electricity and extracted the silver and
gold by attaching it TO the apex Of thu
vein, the "fibrous" metals being drswil
ont by the force Of electric cohesion an
wound ON revolving drum in the form a
wire, varying in size according TO th'
richness OF ore in the mine. Something
of this sort would ill a ''long-felt want
and drain every fssure in the Cerba
Range as empty and barren of the preci
ous metals as the pocket Of Mohav'i
county politician the day after election.
It is said By some Of the knowing one
that two of our old residents arc engage
In writing book, the title Of which wi
be, "what We Know About Hsrdina'
Capitalists" 1t is needless 10 say tina,
such work will be indispensable to every
mine owner on the Hin, even II il be al
costly ~ the Arizona "kods."
Prof. VIM. Heimrod, the Stockton as.
sayer, has accepted the position Of Super.
intsndent and assayer 0. q mine neai
Prescott, owned by w. G. Parsons. Mr
A. McDuffee, a Boston graduate, vii
carry on business at the old stand.
Mr.. W. w. Young and wife have moved
from the hill, having rented the ut.
View Ranch, near blackberry. We wish
them every success In their new home,
and they may rest assured that their
many impecunious friends in this vicinity
will not fail TO renew acquaintance when
fruit and melons are ripe.
ARIZONA PrLsarf.